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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • August 05, 2026

    Senate Version Of Kids' Online Safety Legislation Clears Panel

    A key U.S. Senate committee Wednesday advanced four legislative proposals designed to shield children from online harms presented by addictive design features and artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, setting up a clash with a package of digital safety bills that has already passed the House but that several senators have blasted as "toothless."

  • August 05, 2026

    5th Circ. Wary Again Of FCC's Control Over Subsidy Program

    A panel of Fifth Circuit judges on Wednesday raised new questions about the Federal Communications Commission's oversight of the country's $9 billion annual telecom subsidy program after a U.S. Supreme Court decision kept the fund intact last summer.

  • August 05, 2026

    FCC Returns $881M In Unused TV Broadcaster 'Repack' Funds

    The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it has returned $881 million that went unused in the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund.

  • August 05, 2026

    Judge Tosses 'Free' Wi-Fi Calling Fraud Claim Against Carriers

    A D.C. federal judge blasted a Wi-Fi-calling patent holder's antitrust and RICO suit against the major telecom carriers in court Wednesday, dismissing claims that the carriers misled consumers about their Wi-Fi calling offerings, but he did give the plaintiff a chance to refile its antitrust complaint.

  • August 05, 2026

    Senate Panel Presses DOJ Antitrust Pick On Independence

    President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, Adam Candeub, faced tough questions Wednesday during a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing, where several Democrats challenged his independence.

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